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<p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Like most of you listening, I am proud of being from Michigan. Trips up north, long summer sunsets and the joy of boating across a lake are experiences many of us hold dear.&nbsp;</span></p><p>But there's one thing about being from Michigan I find quite disconcerting: being called a Michigander.</p><p>Wed, 18 Mar 2015 20:50:58 +0000Mike Blank21396 at http://michiganradio.orgA Minute with Mike: What's in a name?Michigander beats Michiganian (online poll)http://michiganradio.org/post/michigander-beats-michiganian-online-poll
<p>Budget schmudget.</p><p>The <em>real </em>debate in this state is over how we self-identify.</p><p>The Michigander vs. Michiganian debate rears up every so often.</p><p>We last heard about it during last fall's gubernatorial race.</p><p>Democratic candidate Virg Bernero preferred <em>Michiganian</em>, while Republican candidate Rick Snyder preferred <em>Michigander</em> (my spell check likes neither, by the way).</p><p>Snyder grabbed the victory and told the crowd to drop all the divisive labels... except one. From <a href="http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/11/after_easy_win_how_incoming_go.html">MLive</a>:</p><blockquote><p>Snyder told his victory party in Detroit that it was time to "drop the labels" of party, ideology and geography. "There is only one label that matters and that label is Michigander."</p></blockquote><p><strong><em>Survey says</em></strong></p><p>The Lansing-based PR firm Resch Strategies decided to feel the state's pulse on this question. They contacted 600 Michiganians/Michiganders at the end of January and asked them, "<em>Do you consider yourself a (ROTATE:&nbsp; Michigander or a Michiganian)</em>"?</p><p><span class="full-image-float-right ssNonEditable"><span>The results:</span></span></p><ul><li>58% said Michigander</li><li>12% said Michiganian</li><li>7% said both</li><li>11% said neither</li><li>12% didn’t know</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em><strong>Online Poll (warning, extremely scientific)</strong></em></p><p>We thought we'd try to gauge your preference:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><script language="JavaScript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js"></script><script language="JavaScript">stLight.options({ publisher:'18355ba4-a04c-4a33-a76f-847aadfc0f80', onhover:false });</script><script language="JavaScript" src="http://www.micropoll.com/a/MicroPoll?id=396430"></script></p>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:26:16 +0000Mark Brush1241 at http://michiganradio.orgMichigander beats Michiganian (online poll)